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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Selam's parents have given her permission to eat ___________________.
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Chicken strips.
(c) Pork.
(d) French fries.

2. Which of the following is NOT something Selam likes about the narrator?
(a) Artistic talent.
(b) Voice.
(c) Little eyes.
(d) Lean face.

3. Who is the best friend of the person in #74?
(a) Selah.
(b) Yewa.
(c) Fatwah.
(d) Selam.

4. What is Jubril's adopted Christian name?
(a) Adam.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Paul.
(d) Gabriel.

5. What place does the narrator have in her family?
(a) The youngest child.
(b) The oldest child.
(c) An only child.
(d) The middle child.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the story begins, the Nigerian government places a ban on the transportation of _________________ from one end of the country to another.

2. A man named Emeka takes care of another man who has ___________________.

3. How many. pages is this short story?

4. In what country does the story take place?

5. Who is the protagonist of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the message of the story at the end?

2. What is the unifying thread of the conflicts in the story?

3. Why does Akpan choose second person narration for the story?

4. Who is Hadiya and how does she impact the relationship between the narrator and Selam?

5. Who are the narrator and Selam and what is their relationship?

6. How is the story, "What Language is That"? different from the other stories in this book?

7. Who is Jubril and why must he disguise his religious identity aboard a bus headed out of the city?i

8. How do the narrator and Selam find a way to communicate with each other when they are not allowed to play together?

9. How does Jubril disguise his being a Muslim while on the bus?

10. What is the narrator's father's advice to Selam regarding eating pork?

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